5 Steps to Overcoming the Spotlight Effect: How to Shift Focus and Build Confidence

An illustration of the spotlight effect, where a person feels like they are the center of attention in a crowd, believing everyone is focused on their appearance or actions, even though in reality, others are barely noticing them. This concept highlights the tendency to overestimate how much others notice or care about us.

When we attend public meetings, we often worry that people are judging us based on our clothes, appearance, body language, or the way we speak. This can hurt our confidence, as we feel like we’re constantly being scrutinized. Even though most people around us don’t actually care about our attire, it still affects our mindset … Read more